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Allseas lands another TurkStream job

Offshore construction firm Allseas Group has signed a contract with Gazprom for the second string of the TurkStream gas pipeline. Allseas was awarded the contract for the first 500 nm, 32-inch pipeline string in December. Gazprom says that the first line is intended to supply Turkish demand, while the second will be used for export...

Sepco awards Saudi pipeline contract to Exova

Global testing company, Exova, has been awarded a £500,000 contract by Sepco Arabia Company to support construction on the main gas pipeline across Saudi Arabia. The project will see Exova testing and validating materials and environments throughout Sepco Arabia Company’s construction of a gas compressor station for the second phase of the Kingdom’s master gas...

JGC signs $98m deal for Bahrain gas pipeline

JGC Corporation has announced that its affiliated company in Saudi Arabia, JGC Gulf International Co., Ltd., has been awarded a contract for the Gas Pipeline / Gas Storage Tank Construction Project in Awali, Bahrain, planned by the Bahrain National Gas Expansion Company (S.P.C.) (BNGEC). The contract covers for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) services...

Saipem lands TAP gas pipeline contract

Saipem has been awarded a new contract regarding the offshore section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project. The contract has been awarded by Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG, a joint venture between BP, SOCAR, Snam S.p.A., Fluxys, Enagás and Axpo. The EPCI contract (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) involves the installation of a gas pipeline between...

Australia awards 623km gas pipeline contract

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government has awarded the contract for a 623km pipeline which will connect the area’s vast gas fields to the east coast market. Jemena has been awarded the competitive tender process for the North East Gas Interconnector (NEGI), which will link Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to Mt Isa in Queensland...

Penspen awarded $4.3m Pipeline contract

Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract worth $4.3 million from Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL), (A Company of Petrobangla) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh. The contract is for the Dhanua-Elenga and West Bank of Bangabandhu Bridge...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.